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Happily married mommy of 1 with no plans for any additions. Loving every crazy, scary, fun, hilarious, frustrating, amazing minute of parenthood and life in general. I live in Portland, OR and have a great job that I would very much like to keep.

In Tooth Fairy, Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock – sorry, but he’ll always be The Rock to me) plays the role of a hard-hitting, teeth knocking hockey player turned tooth collector. When minor-league hockey player Derek Thompson (played by Johnson) who goes by the moniker “The Toothfairy” (because of all the teeth he knocks out) dashes a sweet kiddo’s dreams, he is forced to “spend time in the penalty box” as a real, live Tooth Fairy in full fairy regalia – wings, wand, tutu, tights…you get the picture. During the process, he remembers why he started playing the game and reevaluates the direction his life has taken. It’s cute and fun – you won’t fall asleep watching it and younger kids will giggle themselves silly – OK, and mayb if you’re like me, you’ll giggle a lot, too, so sue me! – though it is definitely advanced for super little ones. Adding to the story’s inherent charm is a surprising cast including Julie Andrews and Ashley Judd (I just love her – she is gorgeous – I think if I could pick one celebrity to look like, it would be her.) It’s a really sweet movie – go out and get it…or keep reading, and maybe you’ll win one….

Also released today is Flicka 2. If you saw the original Flicka movie then you’ll know that this is a movie about horses. I can say, in no uncertain terms, that Pineapple LOVES horses. Loves them. I’m not sure if this is a girl thing or what but it seems to me that an inordinate amount of young girls really like horses – anybody else notice that? Anyway, although the storyline of this film – a young girl (played by Tammin Sursok) facing the challenge of relocating to a new town and redeveloping her relationship with her father (played by Patrick Warburton) finds an unlikely friend in untamable whild horse, Flicka – is much to advanced for Pineapple, she adores watching the scenes with the horses. And it’s no wonder – this movie is really beautiful. Some of the images are really stunning – picturesque – and you soon understand that director Michael Damian must have really devoted himself to bringing this movie to life.

I had a chance to sit down with Michael Damian (@MichaelDamian1) at the Mom 2.0 Summit this past February where they were presenting a mini-screening of the film to wide praise by the audience:

Me: What made you decide to revisit the story of Flicka?

MD: I wanted to bring this story to a new generation in a fresh, new way but still keep the heart and soul of the orginal Flicka film. It’s a good message…there are challenges in life but in the end…the characters all find their way. It’s about family, forgiveness and hope and Flicka is the catalyst.

Me: What was your favorite scene to shoot?

MD: Definitely the scene with the cherry blossoms. We put a lot of work into getting that specific moment…we had to wait for just the right time for the sun to be right and the blossoms to be falling. Another was the stampede scene. There were over 110 horses just running…it was incredible.

Me: I know they say you should never work with animals or babies in film…horses are really big animals…how did that go?

MD: You really learn to trust the trainers. There were scenes where the horse would run right up on Tammin (Carrie) and she was so brave…she would just stand there…she trusted that the trainers would take care of everything and it made for some amazing shots. It was fun.

Me: Thanks for chatting with me…oh….and sorry for this but….ROCK ON!

MD: ROCK ON! (Clearly, he was a very good sport.)

I highly suggest Flica 2. It really is a beautiful film along the same vein as the classic horse and their girl stories…those are stories that we all grew up with and this new twist on a classic tale is truly very well done. We’ll be enjoying this film for a long time to come, I’m sure, as Pineapple really grows into it.

So, now here comes the fun part…since Fox was kind enough to share the movies with me, I thought it would be great to share them with you – and they agreed! WOO-HOO! They’re letting me give away 2 of EACH movie!

And, I’ve decided to get back to the basics and make this process as simple as possible; all you have to do to be entered is leave a comment. That’s it. Leave a comment and let me know which movie you’d like to see and why and you’re entered to win.

If you’d like EXTRA entries, follow me on Twitter (@PineappleBabble) and/or let me know you do, and become a fan of PineappleBabble on Facebook (just click this link). Simple, right?! UPDATE: Oh yeah…should probably say winners will be selected on Sunday, May 9 using Randomizer. 🙂

So, which movie would YOU like to share with your family? It’s a tough choice, I know.

WINNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED!!! Who pray tell??? Winners of Tooth Fairy: Commenter #2 – Gingermommy and #4 – Gingermommy – YES, you win 2 COPIES! (it’s random, folks!). Winners of Flicka 2: Commenter #9 – Heather G (seriously, you are one of the luckiest people I know) and #5 – Janna @Adventures of Motherhood (YAY! I’m so glad you won! You’ve entered so many times! 🙂 I hope you enjoy it!)

Have you SEEN the new Hanes commercial about “Hanes helping the planet for future generations?” NO?! Well, then here you go:

L….O…..L!!!!!!

I know, right?! It’s so friggin’ funny. Those kids look like they mean business and I cannot decide who is my favorite – the girl chucking the fruit loops or the tiny tot in his stroller with the super fierce eyebrow!

While the commercial might be a funny way to get your attention, Hanes is serious about their commitment to the environment.

Recently, the clothing company shared that they’d begun a new partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, introducing a promotion that gives back to consumers and the Earth. Through May 15, for every qualifying purchase of three Hanes products, and according to other guidelines (see here to learn more), Hanes will send you a free Earth Day T-Shirt and donate a dolalr to The Arbor Day Foundation. The Arbor day Foundation replants trees in America’s national forests and will be planting up to 20,000 trees – specifically in the Hiawatha National Forest in northern Michigan – on behalf of Hanes and its customers.

Hanes is commited to the environment in the production of its products, as well. Recently, the company launched a new consumer site – www.hanesgreen.com – to share informaiton about their efforts.

I personally love Hanes products. I was tickled pink – and literally wearing my pink, long-sleeved Hanes tee – when I saw that they were sponsoring Blissdom ’10 this year. Their clothes are comfortable and I can wash the mess out of them and they hold up – that is super important when you have a kid…or a husband for that matter.

Speaking of which, Hanes is sending my sweet DH a super sweet Earth Day shirt – which is made with eco-friendly features and without bleach or dye – of his very own…and they’ve agreed to send one of you an Earth Day T-shirt, too! Want to win it? Let me know what YOU’RE doing for Earth Day and you’ll be entered to win. Tweet this to get a second entry! Become a fan of Hanes on Facebook (click the image below) and let me know you did for a third entry!

The title for this post seriously needs to be read by one of those “crazy car salesman” guys because this is an EVENT people!

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*groan*

This Saturday, I am conducting a garage sale with my stepmother. Do not ask what level of hell I’ve willingly chosen to enter by taking on this task as I’m sure we’re straddling the line somewhere around 7 & 8.

I have never done a garage sale. Never.

I was promoted to dive into this task last Sunday while at my dad and stepmom’s house. I was hanging out, enjoying some down time while the Pineapple and DH napped and my stepmom was busy elsewhere in the house, and I started really looking around. And…

HOLY CRAPTACULAR WEIRD WOLF HEAD SCULPTURE TUCKED AWAY ON THE TOP SHELF IN THE OFFICE.

Where in the H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks did THAT thing come from?! And why do they have it actually inside of their home?!

As I turned around…GAH!!!!

HOLY RESIN LEOPARD CROUCHED OVER A ROCK SCULPTURE!

*gasp* – *clutches chest*

You’ve got to be kidding me.

I called out to my stepmom – asking what the hell that thing was?! Her reponse: “a wolf head.” A wolf head, people. A resin, sculpted wolf head on a plackard of wood. Next to a painting of the New York City skyline. This called for drastic measures.

“We shall have a garage sale! And some Twifan will buy this wolf head! We shall have it this Saturday. And it will be glorious.” I proclaimed.

“Yay!” – stepmother, clapping hands.

“Oh crap.” – me when I realized what I’d just done.

So now, I’m in full clean out mode. I’ve got baby junk that is too small for Pineapple or obsolete because she really thinks that jumperoo is so two-thousand and late.

I’ll be working on this throughout the week and would LOVE any tips or advice any of you garage sale afficianados may have for me. All advice is welcome (and probably necessary at this point because I don’t even know where to get tags for this stuff *grimace*). Also, I’m sure I’ll have some fun pics and awesome garage sale stories…so that’s good…blog fodder. Am I right?!

**This probably doesn’t need to be said – but just in cases – we will NOT be providing gynecological services at our garage sale. Thank you. And ew.**